THE

VICAR
The Villain

Real name Andy Porter. The vicar should be played by a

man between the ages of 40 - 55 - they must look like
they are the same age as my protagonist as they both
used to go to school together. He should look very
normal and relatively friendly due to his role of the vicar -
being a trustworthy member of the growing community...

GENDER HIS BACKGROUND

Male
Been a vicar from
AGE 2021 to present
Between 45 to 50 Had a rather happy childhood

He hadn’t always wanted to be a vicar but he had

HOMETOWN
always grown up Christian, he found that although he
worked hard at school, he didn’t always achieve his
RELATIONSHIP STATUS goals which frustrates him greatly - and usually brings
Single - possibly divorced out a dark anger.
He was moved around a lot as a child so although he
loved is family, he felt like he never had any control over
HOBBIES his life and would grow very attached to people.
Reading - particularly Shakespeare and He wants to rekindle this connection - however Wendy
Marlow, and of course the bible. doesn’t recognise him at all - he takes this as an
Praying opportunity for a new connection
Badminton - he plays doubles
table tennis - also plays doubles -
competitively
BY THE END OF THE FILM
painting/mixed media art - he makes very
By the end of the film - when all is revealed - we must
odd collages too
see that he is obsessive - with: loving Wendy, control,
EDUCATION not being left again, “if I cant have her, then who should”
His demeanour has to completely switch from this
He was a pretty average student at school -
fragile caring man to revealing his true self - a sort of
he went to a lot of different comprehensive
manipulative, angry control freak, very dominating and
schools, he never had a lot of friends but would
threatening.
grow very attached to people who were nice
All of his past creeps up on him - the unhealthy parts
to him. His best subjects were: History,
he uses his skills to get to Wendy, his art is proven very
Religious Education and English literature - he
good when finding the shrine near the end - very neat
was pretty bad a maths, and not too bad at
and lots of photos
Art. He was failing sciences but managed to
pull through after being tutored.
 WENDY
CLARKE
The protagonist

Wendy should be between the ages of 40 - 55. She

should be a sweet looking woman. Very much a people
person, isn’t super confident but definitely friendly and
very open with a big heart

GENDER HER BACKGROUND

Female
Works as a primary
AGE school teaching
Between 45 to 50 Had a rather happy childhood
assistant
She lives alone but is fine with that - she would be happy
HOMETOWN
to have some more romance in her life, it doesn’t bother
her much.
RELATIONSHIP STATUS She works at St. Bernard’s primary school, and has
Single worked there for the past 10 years. She usually helps in
years 3 and 4 - she is part of the pastoral team too.
She has a brother - Phil - who lives in Australia, he has
HOBBIES been there for years, but they are still in regular
Romance film and book lover contact
playing with her cats Wendy had very loving parents which made her who she
gardening is today. She is friendly and kind - which can sometimes
embroidery make it hard for her to reject things.
listening to music
going on walks/hikes
BY THE END OF THE FILM
meeting up with friends
she should be someone we feel very sympathetic for
we see her try and build up her resilience and strength
EDUCATION she should become strong in times of struggle and we
should see her put on a brave face when it comes to
She was very well behaved at school, not facing the vicar.
necessarily a teachers pet - she had lots of she becomes less trustworthy of people - she becomes
friends and was kind to every body, she got a little traumatised by the experience - yet she tries to
good grades - she was a big fan of English, she stay positive
went on to study English literature at Durham She feels stupid - she cant believe that she didn’t see
University and got a 1st - she carried on the signs or take them as red flags, she thinks it could
studying but this time studied child care, she have been prevented.
went on to become a primary school TA which
she enjoys.
 LISA
FLETCHER
The side character/ best friend

Lisa should be a strong character - she is like an older

sister to Wendy - and takes no nonsense - she’s soft on
the inside but her defences are always up.

GENDER HER BACKGROUND

Female
Had a rather happy childhood Is currently working in
AGE but lived in a bad area - which publishing.
Between 45 to 50 built her resilience
She lives with her husband Andy and their 2 dogs, in a
HOMETOWN
nice more residential area.
She has been going through different jobs in marketing
RELATIONSHIP STATUS and publishing - quite a competitive business, but she is
Married perfect for it - she has sharp elbows and can get any
idea off the ground - she is a trusted brain in her
department.
HOBBIES She grew up with quite hardcore parents but they were
going on long walks still loving - but her mum definitely taught her how to be
she enjoys photography strong - something she now has to be for both herself
she swims regularly and Wendy.
is a fan of scenic cycling
Loves sport - especially watching the rugby
also loves to read
BY THE END OF THE FILM
attends a board game club as well as a
She should seem panicked at finding out what is really
choir.
going on but also she keep a strong face on for Wendy,
EDUCATION as she tries to help her.
If she were to stop the vicar she wouldn't see it as
Went to the same school as Wendy, didn't
heroic or take credit.
have too many friends but more because
She will feel as though she has let Wendy down by not
people were a bit scared by her and her
catching the vicar and preventing the end events.
defensive nature.
she herself will feel traumatised by the events of that
worked very hard to get good grades. she
evening.
was near top of the class.
went on to study marketing at university -
away from Wendy but they both moved
back home after graduation, so have
stayed nearby each other.